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Durham Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Coastal Southeast
State: North Carolina
Population: 187,035
Elevation: 406 ft
Area Code(s): 919
Information: Convention and Visitors Bureau, 101 E Morgan St, 27701; phone toll-free 800/772-2855
Email: visitorinfo@durham-cvb.com Web: www.durham-nc.com
Area Description:
Durham, home of Research Triangle Park, Duke University and North Carolina Central University, is known for excellence in medicine, education, research, technology and industry. With five major hospitals, including the Duke University Medical Center, and a physician-to-population ratio five times greater than the national average, the city has exchanged its old identity of "tobacco town" for that of "City of Medicine, USA."
A 7,000-acre wooded tract of land, 4 miles south of downtown via SR 147, is known as Research Triangle Park. The park is a special Durham County tax district.
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